This set of pages is alphabetical.
We will eventually connect the ancestors to the DNA results for that family as well as the family tree for each entry. Not all families have had descendents tested. Some may not be properly connected yet.
Please feel free to contact us if you see any errors in these families.
The famililes currently involved in the study include the following. (Page 7)
| Family | Ancestor Names | Location(s) | DNA Results |
| W504 | Joel Wells/Sarah Eliza M. Tarpley | Pittslyvania Co., Virginia - b: Cir 1801 to Henry Co., Virginia |
W022 |
| W419 | Joel Wells/Mary | Nash County?, North Carolina b: Cir 1817 to: Early County, Georgia |
W419 |
| W204 | Joel Wells/Emma Lyons | Illinois b: Cir 1841 to Kentucky |
W003 |
| W426 | John Wells | Stow Market, Suffolk, England b: Cir 1491 | W426 |
| W212 | John Wells/Angelica Stileman | Wantage, Berkshire, England b: Cir 1580 | W212 |
| W027 | John Wells/Elizabeth (Katherine) Fletcher | Gloucestershire, England to York Co., Virginia b: 30 Oct 1617 to York Co., Virginia |
W027 |
| W077 | John Wells | Huntingdonshire, England b: Cir 1622 | W077 |
| W399 | John Wells/Sarah Curtis | Evesham, Worcestershire, England b: 20 Feb 1635/6 to Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut |
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| W296 | John Wells/Sarah Littlefield | Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts b: 16 Nov 1638 to Wells, York Co., Maine |
W004 |
| W218 | John Welles/Mary Hollister | Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut b: Cir 1648 | W015 |
| W086 | John Wells/Susannah West | Wallingford, Berkshire b: Cir 1660 | |
| W009 | John Wells | Baltimore Maryland b: Cir 1670 (Big Wells) |
W009 |
| W220 | John Wells/Mary Judson | Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut b: 07 Feb 1674/5 | W015 |
| W236 | John Wells/Elizabeth Congdon | North Kingston, Kings Co., Rhode Island b: Cir 1676 | W010 |
| W246 | John Wells/Susannah Martin | Bucks Co., Pennsylvania b: Cir 1695 to Coventry Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania |
W013 |
| W503 | John Wells | Illesthorpe, Claybrook, Liecestershire, England - b: Cir 1703 |
W503 |
| W352 | John Wells | Tur Langton, Leicestershire, England b: Cir 1708 | W352 |
| W083 | John Wells/Hannah Baker | Boston, Massachusetts b: Cir 1710 | W001 |
| W268 | John Wells/_____ | Richmond, Richmond Co., Virginia b: Cir 1710 | W022 |
| W070 | John Wells | Woodford, Northamptonshire, England b: Cir 1726 | W070 |
| W264 | John Wells/Sarah _____ | Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England b: Cir 1740 to Inverness, Inverness, Scotland |
W264 |
| W116 | John Wells/Britter or Britty Holloway | North Carolina b: Cir 1743 | W013l |
| W054 | John Wells | Unknown b: Cir 1750 to Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts |
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| W484 | John Wells/Elizabeth Eustons | Turnworth, Dorset, England b: Cir 1762 |
W484 |
| W094 | John Wells/Fanny | Pennsylvania b: Cir 1770 to North Carolina |
W023 |
| W478 | John Wells/Mehetabel Tuttle | Southold, Long Island, Suffolk Co., New York
b: 08 Aug 1774 to Aquebogue, Suffolk Co., New York |
W019 |
| W170 | John Wells/___ | Grenada b: Cir 1775 | W170 |
| W292 | John Wells/_____ | Lincolnshire, England b: Cir 1775 | W292 |
| W485 | John Wells/Elizabeth Edwards | North Carolina b: Cir 1776 Buncombe County, North Carolina |
W037 |
| W141 | John Wells/Ann Patch | Godney, Meare, Somersetshire, England b: 17 Jan 1777 | W030 |
| W166 | John Wells/Lydia Collier | Maryland b: Cir 1777 to Walker Co., Texas |
W166 |
This family has not been clearly matched to a baseline family |
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| W525 | John Wells / Mary "Polly" Hudspeth | Lawrence County, Arkansas b: Cir 1778 | W023 |
| W072 | John Wells | Monmouthshire, England b: Cir 1780 | W015b |
| W153 | John Wells/Frances Maddock | Westbury, Wiltshire, England b: Cir 1785 | W153 |
| W154 | John Wells/Grace ______ | London, England b: Cir 1785 to Enfield, Middlesex, England |
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| W173 | John Wells/Mary ___ | Cornwall, England b: Cir 1789 to Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., New Jersey |
W173 |
| W145 | John Wells/Mary _____ | South Carolina b: Cir 1790 to Calloway Co., Kentucky |
W011 |
| W479 | John Wells/Mary "Polly" Carson | South Carolina b: Cir 1790 to Green County, Kentucky |
W011 |
| W129 | John Wells/Nancy | Maryland or South Carolina b: Cir 1795 | W041 |
| W189 | John Wells/Chloe Foster | Chenango Co. or Schoharie Co., New York b: Cir 1796 to Truxton, West Hill, Tully, New York |
W013 |
| W477 | John Wells/Nancy Smith | Caswell County, North Carolina b: Cir 1797 to Claiborne County, Tennessee |
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| W026 | John Wells/Mary _____ | Kent County, England b: Cir 1797 | W026 |
| W101 | John Wells/Jane Caskey | Kentucky b: Cir 1800 | W011c |
| W350 | John Wells/Susannah McBride | Pennsylvania b: Cir 30 Sep 1803 to Lucas Co., Iowa |
W038 |
| W364 | John Wells/Mary Stewart | York County, South Carolina b: Cir 1805 | |
| W203 | John Wells/Eudora _____ | Maryland b: Cir 1808 to Brown County, Ohio |
W013 |
| W120 | John Wells/Ann Harding | Portsea, Hampshire, England b: Abt 1815 | W034 |
| W409 | John Wells/Mary Jones | Poole, Dorsetshire, England b: 04 Jun 1819 to Coleraine, Victoria, Australia |
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| W432 | John Wells/Mary (Hannah?) Simmons | England b: Nov 1829 to Olema, Huron County, Ohio |
W003 |
| W470 | John Wells/Effa Sulter | Jackson, Spencer County, Illinois b: Jan 1856 to Owernsboro, Davies County, Kentucky |
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Last Updated: 05/15/2026